David Graham: “For the Russian autocrat, this is a win in itself. Putin is a global pariah facing an international warrant for his arrest, but the United States is welcoming him to American soil for the first time since 2015… Without stopping his aggression against Ukraine, and despite blowing through a series of deadlines, he gets a photo op with Trump.”
Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance
“A staff mutiny forced the management of a plush British countryside pub to turn away JD Vance, just weeks after the same venue hosted Kamala Harris,” the Daily Beast reports.
White House Turns Up the Heat on Indiana
“Pressure is mounting on Republicans in Indiana to take up redistricting ahead of the midterms, with both White House officials privately pressuring lawmakers and a mysterious group urging voters to call their elected officials in support of it,” Politico reports.
Missouri Is Next in the Redistricting Wars
Missouri Republicans appear headed to congressional redistricting special session, St. Louis Public Radio reports.
They will likely redraw Missouri’s 5th congressional district to make it more favorable for Republicans.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts New Orleans Mayor
“A federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment Friday of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, capping a years-long corruption investigation that had overshadowed the mayor’s second term,” the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
“The criminal charges — an apparent result of the wide-ranging probe into Cantrell’s spending, political activities and other alleged acts — mark a stunning low point for the Democratic mayor, a former neighborhood organizer who rose eight years ago from a seat on the City Council to New Orleans’ top office. Her ascent shocked the city’s political class and epitomized changes that swept New Orleans politics following Hurricane Katrina.”
RFK Jr. Says He’s Not Running for President in 2028
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. declared he is not running for president in 2028.
Said Kennedy: “Let me be clear: I am not running for president in 2028. My loyalty is to President Trump and the mission we’ve started.”
Schwarzenegger Ready to Oppose a New Map
Former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) is prepping for the redistricting battle in California, wearing a colorful shirt that includes the phrase: “Terminate Gerrymandering.”
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Trump Orders NASA to Destroy Two Satellites
“NASA is planning to decommission premier satellite missions that gather information on planet-warming pollution and other climate vital signs beginning as soon as October,” CNN reports.
“The destruction of the satellites — which will be abandoned and allowed to eventually burn up in a fiery descent into Earth’s atmosphere — marks the latest step by the Trump administration to scale back federal climate science.”
NPR: Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose.
Trump’s Job Approval Is Dismal
A new Pew Research survey finds 60% of Americans disapprove of President Trump’s job performance, while only 38% approve.
McCarthy Re-Emerges to Fight California Redistricting
“Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been working behind the scenes to rally his Republican troops against California Democrats’ gerrymandering ballot measure,” Politico reports.
“McCarthy recently told his former home-state congressional delegation that he’s aiming to raise $100 million for the opposition campaign.”
Young Men Face a Crisis
Robert Putnam and Richard Reeves: “Many boys and men are struggling today… in an America… disrupted by technological change, immigration and growing inequality. Since 2010, suicide rates among young men have risen by a third — they are now higher than they are among middle-aged men. The share of college degrees going to men has fallen to 41 percent, lower than the women’s share in 1970. One in 10 men aged 20 to 24 is effectively doing nothing — neither enrolled in school nor working. That’s twice the rate in 1990. This crisis demands a response equivalent to what the Progressive era delivered, not just in public policy but equally important, from our civic institutions…”
“This male malaise is not just about jobs and diplomas. It is also a crisis of connection, as men and boys are increasingly detached from civic, familial and social life. They are lost, in part because they are lonely: 25 percent of boys and men aged 15 to 34 told Gallup they had experienced loneliness “a lot” on the previous day. One in seven young men reports that he has no close friends, up from 3 percent in 1990. Two thirds of men under the age of 30 think that ‘no one cares if men are okay.'”
“Consider the despair implicit in that last statistic.”
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Kristi Noem Living for Free in Coast Guard Home
“Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is living for free in a military home typically reserved for the U.S. Coast Guard’s top admiral,” the Washington Post reports.
“The highly unusual arrangement has raised concern within the agency and from some Democrats, who describe it as a waste of military resources.”
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The Real Collusion Between Trump and Putin
The Economist: “The puzzle of Mr Trump’s admiration for Mr Putin may have been better addressed by psychologists. Certainly Mr Putin, the seasoned KGB operative, has known how to play to his vulnerabilities, including vanity. Mr Trump was said to be ‘clearly touched’ by a kitschy portrait of himself Mr Putin gave him in March.”
“Yet that patronizing speculation may be unfair to Mr Trump, too. It certainly understates the hazard. He has weighty reasons to identify with Mr Putin. Since the 1930s a cornerstone of American foreign policy has been that no country can gain territory by force, a principle also enshrined in the charter of the United Nations. Yet in his first term, in pursuit of his vision of Middle East peace, Mr Trump twice granted American recognition of conquered territory, for Israel’s claim to the Golan Heights and Morocco’s claim to Western Sahara. He appears to envisage an end to the war in Ukraine that would also award Russia new territory.”
“This is how ‘savvy’ people like Mr Trump and Mr Putin believe the world actually works, or ought to: not according to rules confected by stripy-pants diplomats to preserve an international order, but in deference to power exercised by great men. A world hostage to that theory may be the legacy of their true collusion.”
Trump-Putin Summit Will be Hannitized
Brian Stelter: “No matter what happens at President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, Trump will have Sean Hannity there right afterward to help him spin it positively.”
“The two old friends will tape an interview tonight that will spread Trump’s talking points all across MAGA media. Because, as Politico put it, ‘On ‘Hannity,’ Trump’s summits are a smashing success.'”
“…And that story was from 2019. See, having Hannity on the sidelines of a high-stakes summit — for reassurance, for MAGA marketing, for whatever you’d call it — is a time-honored Trump tradition.”
How to Win at Foreign Policy
The Economist: “When Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska it will be the seventh time the two have talked in person. This time is different, though. Since their last sit-down, Mr Putin has launched an unprovoked war, lost perhaps a million Russian soldiers (dead and wounded) and inflicted ceaseless misery on Ukrainians in pursuit of an imperial dream.”
“Undaunted, Mr Trump hopes to get in a room with a wily dictator, feel him out and forge a deal. It is the biggest test yet of his uniquely personal style of diplomacy. It is also a reminder of how unpredictable American foreign policy has become.”
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